Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA)

August 8, 2025 9:00 am

Join us on August 8th for an in-person FOIA event. The office has applied for 1.5 hours of CLE (Continuing Legal Education) credit and 2 hours CLEST credit.

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.               Registration

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.             FOIA Presentation

The Opinions & Freedom of Information Act Division’s primary duty is to assist the Arkansas Attorney General in providing legal advice on a wide range of constitutional and statutory issues—through formal written opinions—to the Governor, heads of executive agencies, members of the General Assembly, and certain other state officials. The Division also certifies the popular name and ballot title of citizen-initiated measures, like proposed constitutional amendments; reviews responses to requests under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for personnel or employee-evaluation records; provides FOIA training for state and local officials; and determines if certain interlocal cooperation agreements comply with state law.

Community and Law Enforcement Training: What’s the Fuss about Fentanyl? (Central Training)

July 29, 2025 11:00 am

Fentanyl is killing Arkansans and devasting our communities. The Arkansas State Crime Lab documented over 200 deaths from fentanyl from 2020 to 2022, and the threat continues to grow.

We will host a law enforcement and community training on Tuesday, July 29 with a presentation by Professor and Vice Chair for Research at UAMS, Dr. Alison Oliveto “What’s the Fuss about Fentanyl,” Naloxone training by Called2Duty, as well as a presentation from DHS on the Strategic Prevention Framework. Law enforcement who attend this training event can receive 3 hours of CLEST credit.

11:05 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. What’s the Fuss about Fentanyl
Alison Oliveto, PhD, Professor, Director, Center for Addiction Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
– Impact of Fentanyl on the Opioid Crisis
– How Fentanyl Compares with Other Opioids
– Not just “Fentanyl” Out There
– Adulteration of Opioid and Non-Opioid Drugs with Fentanyl Products
– Harm reduction approaches
– Resources
– Q & A
12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. Naloxone Training (Justin Works, Called2Duty)
– Why Naloxone is more critical than ever
– Emerging drug threats
– Correcting Naloxone myths
– Overdose identification and bystander response
– After the Save = Aftercare
– Arkansas-specific impact

1:05 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Preventative Measures and Strategies (Cody Conway, DHS)
– Preventing opioid misuse: the Strategic Prevention Framework
– Understanding risk and protective factors for opioid use
– Proven prevention strategies (CSAP)

 

1:55 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Closing Remarks/CLEST sign-up

Community and Law Enforcement Training: What’s the Fuss about Fentanyl? (SW Training)

August 7, 2025 11:00 am

Fentanyl is killing Arkansans and devasting our communities. The Arkansas State Crime Lab documented over 200 deaths from fentanyl from 2020 to 2022, and the threat continues to grow.

We will host a law enforcement and community training on Thursday, August 7 with a presentation by Professor and Vice Chair for Research at UAMS, Dr. Alison Oliveto “What’s the Fuss about Fentanyl,” Naloxone training by Called2Duty, as well as a presentation from DHS on the Strategic Prevention Framework. Law enforcement who attend this training event can receive 3 hours of CLEST credit.

11:05 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. What’s the Fuss about Fentanyl
Alison Oliveto, PhD, Professor, Director, Center for Addiction Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
– Impact of Fentanyl on the Opioid Crisis
– How Fentanyl Compares with Other Opioids
– Not just “Fentanyl” Out There
– Adulteration of Opioid and Non-Opioid Drugs with Fentanyl Products
– Harm reduction approaches
– Resources
– Q & A
12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. Naloxone Training (Justin Works, Called2Duty)
– Why Naloxone is more critical than ever
– Emerging drug threats
– Correcting Naloxone myths
– Overdose identification and bystander response
– After the Save = Aftercare
– Arkansas-specific impact

1:05 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Preventative Measures and Strategies (Cody Conway, DHS)
– Preventing opioid misuse: the Strategic Prevention Framework
– Understanding risk and protective factors for opioid use
– Proven prevention strategies (CSAP)

 

1:55 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Closing Remarks/CLEST sign-up

Community and Law Enforcement Training: What’s the Fuss about Fentanyl? (NE Training)

August 5, 2025 11:00 am

Fentanyl is killing Arkansans and devasting our communities. The Arkansas State Crime Lab documented over 200 deaths from fentanyl from 2020 to 2022, and the threat continues to grow.

We will host a law enforcement and community training on Tuesday, August 5 with a presentation by Professor and Vice Chair for Research at UAMS, Dr. Alison Oliveto “What’s the Fuss about Fentanyl,” Naloxone training by Called2Duty, as well as a presentation from DHS on the Strategic Prevention Framework. Law enforcement who attend this training event can receive 3 hours of CLEST credit.

11:05 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. What’s the Fuss about Fentanyl
Alison Oliveto, PhD, Professor, Director, Center for Addiction Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
– Impact of Fentanyl on the Opioid Crisis
– How Fentanyl Compares with Other Opioids
– Not just “Fentanyl” Out There
– Adulteration of Opioid and Non-Opioid Drugs with Fentanyl Products
– Harm reduction approaches
– Resources
– Q & A
12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. Naloxone Training (Justin Works, Called2Duty)
– Why Naloxone is more critical than ever
– Emerging drug threats
– Correcting Naloxone myths
– Overdose identification and bystander response
– After the Save = Aftercare
– Arkansas-specific impact

1:05 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Preventative Measures and Strategies (Cody Conway, DHS)
– Preventing opioid misuse: the Strategic Prevention Framework
– Understanding risk and protective factors for opioid use
– Proven prevention strategies (CSAP)

 

1:55 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Closing Remarks/CLEST sign-up

Community and Law Enforcement Training: What’s the Fuss about Fentanyl? (SE Training)

July 30, 2025 11:00 am

Fentanyl is killing Arkansans and devasting our communities. The Arkansas State Crime Lab documented over 200 deaths from fentanyl from 2020 to 2022, and the threat continues to grow.

We will host a law enforcement and community training on Wednesday, July 30 with a presentation by Professor and Vice Chair for Research at UAMS, Dr. Alison Oliveto “What’s the Fuss about Fentanyl,” Naloxone training by Called2Duty, as well as a presentation from DHS on the Strategic Prevention Framework. Law enforcement who attend this training event can receive 3 hours of CLEST credit.

11:05 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. What’s the Fuss about Fentanyl
Alison Oliveto, PhD, Professor, Director, Center for Addiction Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
– Impact of Fentanyl on the Opioid Crisis
– How Fentanyl Compares with Other Opioids
– Not just “Fentanyl” Out There
– Adulteration of Opioid and Non-Opioid Drugs with Fentanyl Products
– Harm reduction approaches
– Resources
– Q & A
12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. Naloxone Training (Justin Works, Called2Duty)
– Why Naloxone is more critical than ever
– Emerging drug threats
– Correcting Naloxone myths
– Overdose identification and bystander response
– After the Save = Aftercare
– Arkansas-specific impact

1:05 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Preventative Measures and Strategies (Cody Conway, DHS)
– Preventing opioid misuse: the Strategic Prevention Framework
– Understanding risk and protective factors for opioid use
– Proven prevention strategies (CSAP)

 

1:55 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Closing Remarks/CLEST sign-up

2025 Stop Overdose Summit

November 18, 2025 8:30 am

EARLY REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

​​Register today to join us Tuesday, November 18th, at the Hot Springs Convention Center for the 14th annual summit. This event is FREE and open to the public.

The Summit features six breakout tracks:

  • Clinical track – Pharmacists, Nurses, Doctors, and others in the medical field
  • Counseling/Recovery track – Anyone who is involved in the counseling and recovery field
  • Criminal Justice track – Law Enforcement community
  • Education/Prevention track – Educators, Community coalitions, and anyone involved or interested in the education and prevention of opioid abuse
  • Family Support track – Open to all
  • Youth track – For high-school age youth 

Please contact us at eventsandtraining@arkansasag.gov or (501) 682-2007 with any questions.

Social Media Summit

October 7, 2025 9:30 am

Attorney General Griffin Announces Social Media
Summit to be Held October 7-8 in Little Rock

Griffin: ‘The summit will bring together experts from various fields to educate people about the challenges and risks posed by social media, including scams, threats to minors, and interference by hostile foreign actors’

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement:

“I am excited to announce that I will host the Social Media Summit on October 7-8 at the Statehouse Convention Center and Marriott Hotel in downtown Little Rock. The summit will bring together experts from various fields to present on the challenges and risks posed by social media, including scams, threats to minors, and interference by hostile foreign actors.

“Admission to the summit is free and open to anyone interested in this topic. The sessions will be useful for law enforcement, educators, parents, mental-health professionals, those interested in cybersecurity and national security, and generally anyone who wants to know more about how to safely navigate the social-media landscape.

“This summit continues my tradition of hosting a large gathering each year to focus on a topic relevant to Arkansans. In 2023, I hosted the Human Trafficking Summit, and last year, I hosted the Cybersecurity Summit.

“Given my office’s activity in holding social-media platforms accountable through litigation, our work in internet crimes against children, and my focus on digital threats from foreign entities, particularly China, social media was a natural fit for this year’s summit.

“We have a fantastic lineup of presenters for the Social Media Summit, and we will announce them throughout the summer. I hope anyone who is interested in this topic will register—for free!—and join us on October 7-8.”